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Greater Church love—How to Awoken
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M illiOt Tira
BY TBACHTNa ITS DOCTRINES.
*
We ean not fix their nfliu-tious fur
•flic Uhinvlt until \v«* show them the
[rtinty iitatl truthfulness of its ('on-
fetation*. W,« seek the true iu all
things, hnt most jmrtieiiJariy in mat
ters of religion. We ean not love
that which we fear t«* !*• false, tmtl
lettst those ilovt t ines cliiiining to 1*’
divine. Our first great tittty Ls to
show them the perihet agn-einent of
the iloetrines we hold with the Word
hf Odd.
Tliti Sr ii|,toivs vvitli all nietT not
itvoweii itfel*l»ties, is the great stun
slant by « bu ll to try the trutlifulm ss
ansi iiii|M>rtanee of religious dogmas.
Even the ungodly "l>j»ebl to it, and
adduce, whenever it is |M*ssible, with
uir of tuiitiiiph its sayings in jihtof
of tlieir opinions. With those ,>s-
jMs-iidly whose iitfcctions we wouhl
win to the Church, that doctrinal
system moat in conformity with the
Word of f i.sl will have the greatest
iiiHiteiice and secure the highest
regard. As they h*ik npm (!o«l as
the most worthy of love, so they
consider that which emanates from
Him as infinitely more cut it led to their
highest esteem than the noblest .le-
Visings of man. And there ,eau 1*‘
nothing so able to chain them to our
Church ns the conviction of the
superiority of the Scriptural element
in its faith, of the entire trustworthi
ness of its teachings.
Happily for us, the great feature
in onr (Amrch is its doctrines. Noth
ing els,* is so striking or peculiar.
We have no form of worship, no
jsility, no modes or rites so very
different from others as to lay claim
to much superiority. She does not
care to 1** distinguish,si from her
sisters for anything &) miifH lid it it
ihe borfti''iti< : s.s of her creed. And
wlien she adopts a distinct form of
sen ice, it is not that she attaches
importance to it, in itself considered,
but only as u badge of tliis dec|wr,
higher difference. This is the true
position df the t'h(tft% To no Synod
in the South, and to a VciA few btih)
if in any, in the Nortli, can the term
. rituaUxtic 1*- correctly appliel. If
her ceremonies were all ttiai Separa
ted, or Iter government, she is too
.much in love with the jienue and
harmony of &ion, toil rtnxious for
thf tirrioh of all, ns well as the “unity
"Of Spirit,* to let these things only
"divide her for a single day front
-them.
The Lutheran Church 1ms taken
the greatest pains with her doctrines.
She has incorporated this principle
in her first arid great symbol, the
Augsburg Confession: that the “Holy
Christian Clgtreir is the congregation
of all . liblievCr* among whom the
Gospel is preaoked in it* purity, and
the holy sacraments are administered
according.to the Gbsjiel.” In obedi
ence to this fundamental truth, she,
when true to herself and the spirit of
her founders, has guarded most zeal
ously and faithfully wluit she believes
and what she practices In those ordi
nances which God Himself has
- ordained. Clearly conscious from
the time of the Reformation of the
true end of her mission, the salvation
of the human family, she has had
but little concern for anything except
to lead as many us possible into her
bosom and keep herself nearest her
Huviottr. She knows that the truth
is ull that is essential to justification
and-sanctification. She finds alum
dance in developing and defending it
to engage her whole attention and
employ all Iter powers, and she has
never, except when abandoning her
reeoguixed landmarks iiud Itccomiiig
false to her name, condescended to
wrangle and ipuim-1 alxmt non
essential ceremonies. She exalts
always that whielt Ood has exalted,
and is ever willing to leave in the
background, and even iu porfret
obscurity, that which Hod 1ms passed
over in silence. Engaged with her
dix trinee only, her truth, her life, we
wouhl reasonably ex|»vt that they
would Ik* in u very aupraior degree
Seriptunil, unless we find that her
thmiloginns and teachers were inferior
and unleanust men. Tliis, however,
is so tar from l“-ing tile ease that
we find sum of the riiK*st. seholurs,
the profound,-st thinker* aud tin-
deepeat-toiMKl piety among her sons
aud her tlusilogieal writer*. Men of
the rarest intellectual endowments,
of the highest culture and the finest
opportunities of a,-cess to every
branch of religious knowledge, have
dev,it,si their lives to their study.
Time and again they have reviewed
those doctrines, while they were
guidtsl only by an ardent desire to
arrive at tlw truth. Take any de
portment of this (logical know Itslge,
and you fiud among the very tore
most well known Lutheran names.
\Ve mssl not dwelt longer ii|*m
this, which, us honest men, we are
ImuiikI to believe. It' we arc nut satis
tied that what our Church tx'lieves is
more true than that of auv other,
we ought at once to satisfy ourselves,
aud if, utter examination thorough
and exhausting, we do not In-Heve it,
we u»y duty IhuiimI to Meek coninx:tion
with those wlio do teach wliat we
believe to lie true.
It is our duty ns ministers of the
Church to teach these doctrines.
Sot only must we tc-.u-li those thing*
we have ill common with other de
manitmtions, Imt- we must teach tit,'
distinctive d.x’trincs of the ('hlircti.
If these doctrine* are ini|*trtaiit.
they should !*■ taught an,l l*.tiev,sl;
if not ini|Hirtaut, they should not
have |>art iu our Confessions, nor !*•
alhiwcl to se|iarate us from others.
\Ye must prtsteh them until they arc
fully undenttbod, ami until every
layman not ouly knows wliat they
are, but is utile also to gi%e a reason
for them. Xo Lutheran ought ever
to he iNTinitteil without shame to
say, *‘I itiii a Lutheran Us-nitsc F like
the govenwnent of the Chtin-li ;* Imt
always to reply, “ltocatise I believe
her th*’trines to I** the doctrine* of
the Jiihle. n Then, aud not till
then, will her children love Iter, aud
ding with fondness thut nothing ean
break, to our mother.
\Ve know that some of otu* j**cn-
liar views are not at ull popular with
the natural minil. That dm** not
relieve ns from the necessity of teach
ing them plainly and ftilbL “t ’lirist
erueifled is niito the Jot" a stnin-
bling block, and nnto the Greeks
bullishness,” yet no true minister
will hesitate to preach Him and His
cross. So with uU the doctrine* that
lesitt to Hllh. To refuse to declare
them tioldly liecanse they might not
Ik* well receivetl, is moral cowardice,
a virtual altaiidonineiit of the cause
which as a minister of Jesus you
ought to hold most sacred, and a
violation of your most solemn ordi-
tiitlidli VtjwS;
Some hint* said tiutt it i* itarti
to miike the imthscs comprehend
these ihs’frttiesi When the Kucher
nUderstithw them, it is not, as we
have often seen in onr fathers. They
may 1** plainly stated, so dearly
proven by an array of Scriptural
evidence, that any ordinary mind,
with a little attention, may leant all
that may be known of them. <tjre
great prominency to the proofs from
the Word of God, mid in minds
accustomed to receive with unques
tioning simplicity its teachings, these
♦Inctrinest lloweter rt-pugimtit to tlieir
natural tastes, will lodge with a
convincing |*Swer, 1*. riveted hi*>ii
their memories and tlieir affeettniis.
May (loti help ns to lx> faithful to
our duty in teaching the truths of
Ilis Word. F.
For the Lutlicran Visitof.
Sowing and Reaping.
Mr. Editor: On the 24th of July
I commenced a meeting at St. Mat
thew's which continued four-days,
and resulted in the conversion of
four souls, ami the addition of two
to the church. Bro. Sligh was pres
ent, and assisted on Mamlay. Bro.
J. JL Derrick was with me three days,
ami Bro. (!. A. Hough two days.
The services were well attended, and
tin* church lunch revived and en
couraged.
(hi the .«Hh of July, we held a
Stunlity School (Vlchmtiou at my
Bt. Murk’s t'luirch,'lit Edgefield
which proved a. complete Hucee**.
Tlie Sunday School at St. Murk’s,
that at Corinth, tin* one at Harpm*,
(Baptist) and the one at Nazareth
(Metlu*list) all united, and lield a
joyous festivid at Mark’s, in homir of
(Nie of the nobh*st and imist ini|*irtaut
iiistitiitioii* of the elnin-li. Tlie dif
ferent ncIkmiIh met at the wIum>1 Ihiiinc
near the chun-li, pud with Imdgc*, to
distinguish tlie mcIkmiIm, and iHiiiiiers
lK*flring appropriate uiottoe*, march
isl ni piTM ession to the ehmvh, which
they entered iu open file; the orators,
the i’lergx’, and the siiis-rinteudeuts,
lending the long train of happy
youths and their teacher* to the
ptaee* assign**! them in tlie ,-liurvli.
of the continent Thutuck is, muhmht
edlj, the most interesting )K*raou
whose aequintapee he will make.
He |mwcm*cr greater |K-rsolial inrtii-
encc and repatotion than any other
theologian in tlinimn “ And these
woixl* an* true today; for though al-
most f»rt> yean, lmv»pass,*l sine,*
tl**y were written, l>r. Tholm-k. now
in hi* seventy first year, still remains
at his |Mist in the l !iiver*ity, and at-
tracts to his lecture mom moiv stu-
dents, t*>tli native* uud fomiguer*.
than any other iuciul*-r of the theo
logical faculty. A few facts, there
fore, i*uii**niiiig the busy anil event
fill life of tlii* eminent and devout
scholar may not Ik* uiiwtlrome to tlie
luany resdeni of the Watchman to
wImiiii the name of Angnstus Tim
luck is a household word.
Dr. Thohit’k was l*»ni March 90,
lTtfii, in llreslau, the rapitul iff Sih*-
sia. His father wa* n goldsmith,
and it was early derided thut the mm
should follow the same \ oration. Ac-
After the exen-ise* sere opened with conlingly when Im- wa* twelve year*
prayer, and the whole nmgn gution »,d,l lie left school and entered npuu
of children and youths hud snug a
beautiful anniversary hymn, they
were addressed l»y Hum. Sligh and I fon* it was dim-overed that Hus wa*
Hough. The addresses were very not hi* |*x>per aplwre, ami bt* m*ai re
appropriate and were well received, turned hi hi* l**A», entering ihiw iqi-
Atter more U-autiful singing by the| m, th. mu.Ii. s ..t th, g\mnasimn.
wli.it he MipiMiscd was to Is* Ins life
! work, it wa* not hsig, imwever, ls-
*,-)•<mis the pn*s*ssi<m was r efortmsl,
mud umivhisl to tls* table iu the
grove, where tbsl’s blessing was
asked ti|*in a table, nearly fistr him- j
died feet in length, gnmuing Is-m-alh
tin* almost endless variety of gi**l
things, po-pansl by tls* worthy molh
He remain,d at the gy miiasinui until
IMIU, when In* entered the university
of Breslau. Here hi* fondness for
oriental studies nllraetisi the uttcu-
lion of his teselierw, and hi a short
time it wuHilecidcd that In* should go
to the I’nlvenMty of lieriin. w ls-re he
ers and sister*of these happy youths, would enjoy greater advantages in
All things were ,loue disssitly ami in || M . prosemtina of IbmertflMkw. On
onler, ami th,* wholeissigtvgtitiini, of reuehing lieriin In* |rtvv-td.s! letter*
neatly oue tliottsand |s*rs,uis, con
gr.ltllhttcd each other on the happy
event* of this festive <*-ca*i<*i, the
happy intlni'ii,*eK of which will Is*
felt liir years to ,s>nn*.
In Uh* HftenoMUi n sa-niHMi Wits
preached liy Rev. S. T. I liihmth. Tin*
ims’ting wits roiitinii.-d eight days,
and n-snltisl in tin* telalition to the
church of seven nM-n.ls-rs, an.t the
t*iinversion of thirt<*en souls.
from liis iiiHtriH-tor* in Itn-slau to tin*
; prelate v,ai Dietz, formerly the l*rus-
sian enilwsMiHlor at C<«i*tautiiHiple.
! who ms isilv gave him a kindly wel
, cane, Imt at onei* aih^Mol hint as
; hi* foster Mi. In Hires months how
ever, liis |Kitnm dteri; yet Tlioluck
j vt»s not left friendless, for the minis
ter V nil Altciistcin, having heard of
the i.iiHiiisa- of tlir aising Silesian.
' grant,si inm a stipcii vriibli eiiuldtsl
Tli^ aart-Ung proved a source of . him to continue lh* dmliis ip wliirli
mu,’ll .joy to tlie issigregnti.Mi, nml f he was now f-utlinsiastirnlly engaged,
the mewhendt^M m-imratisl with^ | p („ this tins* Wsrelighsis view<
ninny g>**l res,dnthm* in thejr Is-arts; j jj^,. ft l<M ,. „ f nluax „f the Is st
which may the g.ssi Dnd aid them j y.sinff minds *•: I,i- time, were ,i,<i
i ileiOy rati,sin list ie. He hitusrlf say*,
j “ Even in ,*arly Isiylnssl mtidelitv
j had forced it* way ilitoniv Inurt, and
1 ami at the age of twelve I tons wont
j to scoff at (hriMtiauity ami it* truth*.”
j Indeed, in hi* ri'ligiou* view* lie was
»«• far removed Don the fuitli of tlie
; I to*|H*l that on leaving tin* gyitiims
iillii at I.rewlail lie ehos,*, a* the tlieinc
ill |iiittiiig into I’Xn’iilioti.
1 was kin, lly* assist is 1 in Hm* im-ct
ing by Rev*. ('uiighimiu. West. lh*r-
rick, Sligh, llnliiian ami llmigli.
JACOB HAWKINS.
For lla Ullsns V iaitnr.
Th* Lord'* Prayer.
H,*ry.ls*rgi*r in ‘ hi* 1‘mtil for the \
Heart *a.v*:
A gissl heart might *ay: 1 would |
like to pray, only tell me w hich i* the
ls*st prayer-lssik. uud whh*h the most
effectual prayer, for tin* l***l article
i* alway s the fhcu|ie*t, and what i*
done Hhntild always la* done well
of his address, “ Tlie *njs*riority of
Mohamnnslism to Christianity.” At
lh*rlin, Imwever, In* came under the
intiuems* of Hehlciruinclicr and Ne
ander. niidc.*|Hs-iu!lv of a pious fiieinl,
tlie Baron von Cottewitz,—an inliu
cnee wlm-lt in the last year of hi*
! st adept life resulted in a radical
Answer: I do not reject any, the change i„ hi* religious opinion*. Hi*
l’siilter i* gmsl, HalKTUtan'* prayer-. ^ taW>llU , liK ni| ,, ( | ,, ni(rnw
IssA is g»«"l. Daniel's prayer i* g,s*l; hi „ „ ms ,„ tirlv )
Imt the Ur.r. I'rnper is tin* ls*st, for ! hjm into WM .„. r v ,d the leading
tin* Maxtn with the lennHsl tongue |mAMnr « in t |„. r^vendty, and it
made it himself, and all g.md prayer* waH crhlent tllllt W1W destimsl to
pmeeisl from and is ntre in it. ft , hrnme „ ],. a<w . r h, the evangelical
,l,**s not uoutabi many wonls. Imt it! [larty wit ,, w , b< . IMV idctiflrel
ta m aceonnt of it* exerthnet*. not to himselA lit ihi<) IteWkt, then a
Is* paid for with money. The m )>ril , ( .^, r in „ H , Univendty, having
rangement is Is antifnl. thewonlsnre ; „ u . pm-ninient by a letter
full of lieuveuly truth, the Is.nl Jesus , v||i( . h , M . wrt f„. n , waM depriv.sl
has taken puiti* to^makeit mxs-ptable | „ f lljs omv> „ im1 Tllo | nc k mn< |e hi*
successor, Imt with the title* of,
I*rofi*ssor Extraonlimirins. Though
only twenty yi*ars of age, lit" gave
himseii (ritli hnrli earnestness and
to his Heavenly Father's heart; for
he pnsxsshsl from the heart of his
Heavenly Father, uud knows full
well wliat is pleasing or displeasing
to Hiiti. . tf he iiad known U*ttcr
anil more tooehing WpnK In* Would
iit-rt'r have liiddeti tiii*m tnnji us.
tlie ixinl’s 1’raver is a letter of n*-
cointnemlatiou from the Lonl Jesus,
nliflHt W Hu' bisk which hail been
assigned to him, that In* won th,*
favor of liis liedken, and the con
fidence of the king and his ministers.
Two years Inter he published his
our tme and e,distant frieud. to the j fl „ t work wU ,. h titled i.|l|„ts
L’.kflwV., • A «..l ..Li.lftLI ; , _
Heavenly Fathar: And why should
the Heavenly Father not lunar Wllr
littgly the yvonls which ctitne tjsnn tilt*
hoty heart, and felt from Utfl'holy lips
of Ills well-belovdd Boil f
Biographical.
[From Iho Watchman oml Reflector]
A Lutheran Worker-Dr. Auguitui Tho-
look.
BY H. B. nfBBAOK, A. W.
for tile Htally of the Old Testament.”
This whs sneetssltsl, iu tlie following
year, 1S“*J, by his well known “Trea
tise on the Nature and Moral Infill
enec of Heathenism.” a work w hich,
on its appearance, wax highly corn
mend,si by Gesetiiiw, and which still
holds a phwe in German theological
literature. Ten years later this treu
rise was translatjsl into English, and
npi*»:ire«l in the second volume of the
j “Biblical Hepository.” In l*”-!, Tho
i luck published his commentary’ on
j the Epistle to the I tomans. Hi* pre
Xo German theologian lias ls«cn no ilccessor, De Wette, d.-elarwl his
long and widely known in Elinqiean ; tsmiinentarv to lie su|**rior to till
nnd Auieriran religions circles as which hud preceded it; and Itaur, In
Dr. Augnstns Thai nek, of the, t’ni his I’anliis, speaking of itwaid, “With
versify of Halle, in Prussia. In 1K11, his |Tholuck’sj comiqeiitary liegins a
in the celebrated article on German new epoch iu the history of the in-
Universities, which Bpjieared in the terpretatinn of this epistle." Tin*
first volume of the JlMiml A>po»in>ry work pass,-.! through successive ml
an artiel? which (lennnn scholars ditions, the fifth and last of which
still refer to with admiration—Dr. appeared in 18M, During the year
Edward Robinwin, “ To the Antcri ' 1S5JT, Tlioluck visited England, wJicre
cno Christian who travels in this part lie w as warmly welcomed by English
M holars. In 1899, Dr. Knapp, I’m-
lessor of Theology in the University
of Halle, died, and Tlioluck was
iip|N)inted to fill the chair thus ren
dered vacant. Tin* tlnsdogical faculty
at llalh* was at that time wholly
rationalistic, and the appointment
occasioned not h little corn mot i< m in
the ranks of its member*. They
reiiMHiHtratrd, hut they could not
ws’ure tin* reviMtttion of the onler;
mid Tholnrk, having been made
a doctor of theology by the Uni.
uiveraity of Berlin, upisunsl in llalh*.
This ehaiige, us we nuty well imagim*.
was not a welcome one to him. It
removed hull ftom tlie ms-iety- of hi*
dearest friends and the scene of his
curly triumph*. I'eraonai prefer
cnee*, however, were laid aside ; Im*
went to llalh* iHs-ause he lielieved
the cull to la* the call of duty. Dark
days were those for the young pm-
fesstsr. Not only w as then* no oue to
welcome him on bis arrivnl.-lMit hi*
lolhugne* in tin* I'niversity n*gnnh*,l
him with eoldues* uud hidiflcrciH-c.
A few days after his urrival In* went
to walk with a student whose ue
<|naiiitnnre* Is* had made, and on the
way, oppressed by the loneliness
his situation, he cnniumiiiratcd to
him tlie story of bin trials. In mi
doing lie was so uiih*Ii overeome by
his feelings that Ih- ixsthl not re|nv*s
the tears. Tin* student, tnoy,*il by
tlie wonts uml tears of tin* young
|inifessor. turned to him, and taking
him by the hand, cxelniined, “But
they that Ih* for the,* aie\nion* than
they tliat 1st against thiv”—wonl*
which went with jss-aliar power to
tin* I ton Med In-art of TIiolurk^HiHl
Ih* went I Kick to his work fis-bng as
n,*ver l**(iire, that though he was
ahme yet Ih* was not alone, an,I ready
to do and to luiffcr whatever whs Ik--
foie him.
Ill Uh* following year lie piihlisheil
his commcfitary ,sr the tbsqs-l of
John, whteli lots imsseil through
aeveti relitious, (the last in 10.17,) ami
like the commentary on the Kjiistle
to tin- It.snaiis, lias l*<en traustarist
into Kngtisli. In Its* s|iring of 1*30
lux Is altli heroine on nua-lt impaired
tlmt he was eoiu)M-lled to relimpiisli
hi* stmlies. and in - order that In-
might have the Is-ueflt of a ivsidetiee
ill Italy In* n-rcivol tlie up|siiiitiiH*iit
of ( lia|itain to the I’nissiaii Kmtiassy
al llntut*. when- In* remained a year.
Returning then to liis lalstrs at Halle,
he puldtshed, in 10.J1, his work ,si
“Bin," (the seventh edition in 1031,)
ami in Ioxi an editnsi of Calvin's
CouiUHtitaries ,si tile New Testa
tiM'iit, in aix volumes, togetlier with
his own I 'ouiniititury ihi the Bennoii
on tlie Mount. Numejons volt line* of
seniMins followisl. In 104.*; iqsnircd
his Commentary mi th,* I'salms,
ami iu 1030 tlie third clitiou of hi*
I 'omiucntary on tin* E|u*tle to the He
brew*. Tltrei* year* later Iu* publi*h
,-d hi* “ Academic Life in tin* Seven
teenth Century,* which wa* intended
a* an intnshietioii to hi* “ History of
Katuumbsm,” the first part of which
up|M-urrd a few year* ago, and a se
cond i* still in progress. Tlii* list is
by no mean* an exhaustive one. for
I have sought to mention only flie
innre iinsuinent of Tlioluek's writ
ings. Indeed, an Amerietin who
g,s*s through nn onlinary German
theological library will lie axtonishml
at the number of works which have
had their origin in tin* busy brain of
Tholm-k. Btill more will h«* lie as
tonished when lit* remenilmrs thtif
Thrtlm k*K whole life since *liis eigh-
teenth year, wlu*u he lmd a lieiu-
onbage of tin* lung*, has been an
tint-easing straggle with disease.—
Praf. Eilwanls, of Andover, writing
thirty yearsago anil s|sqtkittg of Tlio-
luck, sjiiil, “liis ftpiK-nranee is at
prest-nt that of a man ],reintiritrely-
,,1,1. It is to 1#* lnqied that he may-
mid another to the many illustration^;
of the remark, The men of the f,*e-
blcst cNistitutioii often ms-omplish
the most and live the l„ng,*st." Tlie
lu)|s* has ls*en rAiliwd. In all tltcsc
yx*ara Dr. Tholm-k has not omitted a
single lecture on account of illness,
though !•* has not even for a day
known what it is to Ik* fret* from pain.
Time lias ftirrowed his-face, his form
Is-nds under the weight of years, and
his sight has lK*eome din; yet he is
still actively engag,*d iu tlie various
duties of hi* itfiioc. But how differ
ent is his ixniitioii at present from
what it once was! His op)K>»euts
have long si ms- passed away, and h*»
stands now, as he has indeed long
stood, at tin* head of the theological
faculty tin* University of llalh*,
surraupded by fellow laborer* who
hold him in deserved honor.
Selections.
OLD SERIES, YOL. IV.-NO. 54.
the heart is evangelical. AaKoeht-
tkniM <-om|s>s,-d of an active incur
bet-ship w ith such a faith will stand
amid every trial—they are founded
upon a Rock—TUB Rock of A orb r
Rev, Barniu'a mhlress made s
deep impression, twinging tear* to
the eyes of many In the Convention.
Remarks w ere made by a number of
s]makers, after which a committee
was a pi stinted, of which Rev. How
ard Crosby, D.D., of New York City,
was Chairman, to rej*,rt upon the
subject- The Convention theu waited
in prayer with tin* ex-President, H.
Thane Miller, atid ju singing the
hymn of triumphant prais,-:
“ All bail the power ot JW omme." j
The committee refiorted as fidlows:
Tliis ('onvention re aftirni tlie ac
tion of the Convention at Detroit in
IS**, expressed in the following
words :
Itexolred. T!mt as these organiza-
rions l**ar the name of ('hristian,
and profess to be engage,] directly in
the Saviour's service, it is clearly
their duty to maiutain the control
and management of all their affairs,
in the hands of those who profess to
love and publicly avow tlieir faith iu
Jesus, the Redeemer, as Divine, mid
who testify their Kith by becoming
and remaining members of churches
held to lie evangelical.
And they would add the following
further affirmation:
“ And we bold those tium-lie* to
be evangelical which, maintainingthe
Holy Scriptures to lie the only iitfid-
HWe. rule iff faith and practice, be
lieve in the Iswd Jesus Christ, the
only ls*gotten Son of the Fattier,
King of kings and Lord of tools,
(in whont dwellcth the.fullnessof the
tuslbead bodily, and who was mode
kin for us though knowing no sin,
Is-ariug onr sins in His ow n lssiv mi
the tn*e,) as the only name tinder
heaven given among men whereby
we must Is* saved from everlasting
punishment."
This pa]s*r was unaniqpnlsty
adoptwl, while hardly a iiersnn pre%
cut eould restrain tears of joy and
grAritftde. If now- it has ls*e* a
s<*ni«* to the cause of Christ to
have th,* line ls*tw een His own |**>-
ple and thus,* who are not His, thus
plainly and sharply drawn aud pub
lished to the world—if it has been of
use that one ancirtyof <-.tthoIie ex
tent has thus decidedly ruled oat tlie
niitrne*—let the thanks fall to the-
enslit of the Vising Men’s Christian
Assis-tation,
There is no religion without wor
ship, and no worship withont -the
BHbbsth.
Unitariam Excladed from the Young
Xen'i Chrutian Amocution.
At the late meeting of the Young
Midi's Christian Asms-iadon, held at
Portland, Me., I’nitariaus were de-
i-tansl nisi evangelical, and terms of
admission adoptcl, excluding all
from their fellowship, who deny the
! pro|s-r divinity of our Ixml Jesus'
Christ, and the vicarious uatitre of
His utoueuieut for tin* sins of the
wadi
Brother Iinniitz, pastor of the En
glish Evangeli<-,il Lutheran Church
at W’hei-ling, West Va., t,s>k the
hsid, amt Dire w itness to the truth
os it is in Christ, as a tme
< 'hristian eonfeswir. May ev«ry I-u-
i Ih-i-hii is-t his |s,rt as writ, and take
as Isild arid decided a stand!
TIm* M*,*ne was <HM* of thrilliug in-
terest, and the account of it furnished
by a ,*ortvs|simlrtit ,if tbe Eramgrlitt
will Ik* read with siss-ial interest:
“Iu tlie annual Re|iort of tliCEx-
eeiitive Couimitt,*e of the Conv ention,;
it was recommended to ir-atfirm the
itolfverBMes of formiT Conventions
i against admitting auy but nieiiiliers
of s-vnngelUxir t-linrehi* to active
im*iulH*ndiip in asMs-iations. This
iiMitinn im*t with mjiversol favor, but
Major (ton. O. O. Howard asked the
President (William E. lbslge. Jr.) to
<lefine that t4*nu- He himwlf had
deemed it suflieMHit to mimit js-rsons
wlio ‘lovetl the Ixnl Jesu* Christ.’
TIm* Rev. K. H. Ia*e, of Greenfield,
Ma**.. quickly re*isHided tlmt such
I a definition would nut exelnde New
England Cnitariaiis, Iss-aase they
say they do hive Christ, Imt they put
. Him on a level with Abraham Liu
; coin. This called out vehetm*nt ex-
pressiou* of tqiiuiuu from a numts-r
of delegates, ull pmuiiueul Awnmia-
: lion men.”
With the Convention’* sanction
by loud ami n-|s*ate,l applause Rev.
' Samuel It. Bantitz. of Wh,*>-ling, W.
: Va., said: “Mr. President: 1 dcuy
that any man who hives the I/ml
.iesn* Christ eau U* a consistent
i Cuitarian, ami deny tliat any man
embraeuig tin- ths-ttiues of the Ulli-
1 tariau fuitli can hive tlie Isinl Jesus
< 'lirist. Xo man, sir, 1 care mit what
profession In* make*, ran love tlie
lord Jesus Christ ami yet ih*ny tliat
He was Divim*. tlie Bon of God, (iod
Himself, the Way, the Tmth, and
tin* Lift—King of Kings and I*art
I of lords. One with tlte Father and
the lloly (ilHiKt. And, Mr. l’n-sitleut,
we dan not, ean not admit to art ire
meiiils-rsliip representative* of de-
; nominations n*j,*eting tlmse truths.
Wliat saith the S,*ri)itnre t "Other
foundation ean no man lay than that
! i* laid, which is .Jexnt (’krixt.' Take
away the trJr foundation and. certain
as (tot! i* truth, tile Kti|H*r*trueture,
which now promises so grandly in the
work of these :tss,s-iatious, trill /all,
and. 'tcrigkrd in thr'lm/anrr uud fiatnd
leantinrf will Ik* written iqsai the
enttnhling rain.
‘•Why . Mr. President, tin* preface to
the rejsnt of the Executive Commit
tee ls*ars me out" in using the vdry
strongest language aud most earnest
pleading in exhorting tlie members
of this convention to make tin* test
of active membership so thoroughly^
('krixtian nnd entirely rrangdical that
our jswition with regard to the Divine
Kingship of Jesus Christ can never
Ik* gainsayed. The Committee tell
us of the death of several mwpciatlons
during the year, and in rrrry mxtanrr
trace llieir death and utter failure to
the want of a gissl foundation. And
now, Sir, 1 ask in the light of past
experience, yea in obedience to' the
command of otu* Muster, King Jesus,
shall we not draw the line lietween
truth and error so distinctly that tlie
w hole world may know that we stand
tq*m the granite ltock of Vhrixft di
riuity, and hold active fellowship
! with noli,* who would rob Jesus of
His crown t
“ ‘What is an evangelical Christian T”
j I w ill answer that question, Sir, not
) in the language of the schools, but
from the rich ex]**rtence of one of tbe
noblest defenders of the faitti; I
believe, that Jesus (Arist, true Ood,
luyotten of the Father from all eternity,
| and also true man, bora of the Virgin
Mary, is my Isird; that he has re-
dis-med me a wretched, lost, and
condemned lK*ing; that He has de>
live red me from all sin, from death,
and the jiower of the devil, not with
j silver and gold, but with His Itoly,
I precious blood, and by liis iumsvcnt
sufferings and death p so that I might
be Hi* own, find live subject to Him
in His Kingdom, uml serve Him iu
j everlasting righteousness, innocence,
and lioppiness.^
“The man who cau tlmseonti-ss f
Practical
Religion that will Wear.
There is not much solidity in
religion that will not staud the test
of every ihiy experience. “There
are a gissl many ]Uons people,” soys
Douglas Jerrold, “who are as careful „
;of their religion as of tlieir best
service of china, only using it on
-holiday occasions, for fear it should
get ebipjietl or flawed in working-dgy
w ear.” That species of religiouTnay
do for a allow , bat there’s little sflb-
stimee iu it. It? is not tho kind to
last. It is too fine for use.
It is too much of the gilt ginger-
bread sort for the more general
service 6f mankind. It can do little
gissl in the eyes of One who judges
E i not by the exterior, Imt by the
terior evidences of extielleuce. Re-,
ligioit, to Im serviceable, must not
only Ik* substantial, but active. It
must not lx* drowsy. It must be
wide awake, vigilant,-aud sturdy.
Earnestness.
■4?
Unless I make religion my great
and engrossing ehm-em I shall be a
stranger to all solid jieaee and satis
fying enjoyment. I have at times
caught a glimpse of die comfort
which it yields the spirit, wheu 1
merge my will into GisTs-will, when <
I resolve to have no will of my own
fie|iarate from God. I feel .quit**
assured that this renuuciation of self,
and entire devotion to God’s service*
would give a. simplicity and grandeur
to my existence, would throw an un-
Olonded mnuhine over all my wayft,
jrould enliaiice even my senKibte
gratifications, and sujs*radd tlHste
E tifications of a higher oftier,
eh constitute the main and essen
tial blessedness of heaven. <-*H »*e
out of nature’s darfcitftW into thine
own marvelous light. Give me to
aspire after the graces, and b°hl
(brill to my aequokrtwinwi, and above
all to my ehiUbwn, the example oi
righteoaonoss. Oopfom me to tl«*
gospel economy under which I sit,
tLd as Christ'dfisl foredn 1 may die
to it: that as he rose agaiu, I may
rise to newness »f, lift*, aud frel it my
uu«t aud drink ’oft? thy w ill—Vr
(thalnirr*. ■